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Plant Breeding & Genetics - Higher Education Commission

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Statistics-I<br />

Annexure - E<br />

Credit 3 (2-1)<br />

Definition and importance of Statistics in Agriculture, Data Different types of<br />

data and variables<br />

Classification and Tabulation of data, Frequencey distirbtuion, stem-and-Leaf<br />

digram, Graphical representation of data Histogram, frequesncey polygon,<br />

frequency curve.<br />

Measure of Central tendency, Definition and calcutiaon of Arithmetic mean,<br />

Geometric mean, Harmonic mean, Median quantiles and Mode in grouped<br />

and ungruped data.<br />

Measure of Dispersion, Definition and Calculation of Range, quartile<br />

deviation, Mean deviation, Standard deviation and variance, coefficient of<br />

variation.<br />

Practicals<br />

a. Frequency Distribution<br />

b. Stem-and-Leaf digram<br />

c. Various types of Graphs<br />

d. Mean, Geometric mean Harmonic Mean,<br />

e. Median, Quartiles Deviation, mean Deviation.<br />

f. Standard Deviation, Variance, Coefficient of variation,<br />

g. Skewness and kenosis<br />

Book Recommended<br />

1. Introduction to Statistical Theory Part- I by Sher Muhammad and Dr.<br />

Shahid Kamal (Latest Edition)<br />

2. Statistical Methods and Data Analysis by Dr. Faquir Muhammad<br />

3. A. Concise Course in A. Level Statistic with world examples by J.<br />

Crawshaw and J. Chambers (1994)<br />

4. Basic Statistics an Inferential Approach 2 nd Ed. (1986) Fran II. Dietrich-II<br />

and Thomes J. Keans<br />

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